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BALER. f

APPLIIITIoN FILED Ilm/26,1916. 1,351,452. I Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

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W. A. WEBSTER.

yBALER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 26.1916.

1,35 1 ,452, Patented Aug.. 31, 1920.

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Y WILLIAM A. WEBSTER, or GnLEsBU-EG, ILLIixioIs.v

yEALER. i

T0 all whom t may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. WEBSTER,

a citizen of theUnited States, anda residentV of Galesburg, county of Knox, and State of Y Illinois, have invented certain new and use--V ful Improvements in Balers, of which the following is a specification.`r

My invention relates to improvements in balers especially adapted for use in balingv paper, and hasfor its object the provision of.

an improved constructionof this character by means of which paper or similar material may be readily and quickly baled.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed. n j Y l The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which, Y

Figure 1 is a vertical section of abaler embodying my invention, 'said section vbeing taken substantially on line 1-'1 of Fig. 3,

Fig. '2 a side view of the baler shown in use as baling the paper ina sack or bag,

Fig. 3V- a top plan view of the baler.

Fig. 4+ a horizontal section taken on line 4wd of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 a perspective view of one form of bale formed in the baler.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawings, comprises an open work container having a substantially circular bottom member 6 in the form of an e lugs 10 onV the other part, the hook members 9 being slightly beveled at 9" to facilitate engagement and disengagement of said parts. Likewise the parts of the ring 7 are similarly connected together, one of .said parts being provided with hooks 11 adapted to detachably engage corresponding lugs 12 on the other part, the hooks being beveled at 11 to facilitate engagements and disengagements. The top ring 7 is also provided withy a groove or rabbet 13 adaptedto receive the upper edge of a 'bag or sack 14 in the cony 'i tainer, a :band` orl ring 15 being providedto detachably hold said edge in position .as will7A 'also provided with a' number of perforations 16 for the accommodation of wires when it is desiredto'usejthe" device for forming bales bound by means of wires. 7

tend across the opentop'ofthe container, said supporting member consisting of two side bars18secured in grooves 19 in the sides of a centralhead 20. A compression v screw 21 is threaded in the head 2O and'is A supporting member is arranged to eX- Speccatoiipf Letters Patent. Patented A11-g'. 31,1920. Appiication inea ruiy 2e, 191e. serial No. 111,342.' Y A' -be readily understood-` vThe top ring 71is .Y

provided at its upper end withan operating f handle 22 as indicated. VA compression .heady 28 in the form ofan open work spider. is provided 'with a central hub 24: having a socket provided therein forthe reception of.

the screw 21. ISwinging hooks 26 are pivot.-

' ed between the opposite ends'of bars 18 and are adapted to engage under rthe ring 7 f as indicated to secure the supportinposition Y on the top of the container.' j

Two square wire frames 27 areprovided for convenience j in the'` baling operations, one of said frames 27 beingjdesigned to be inserted inthe bottom lof the container and! theother being designed to be positioned on top `of the contents of the container. The

lowermost frame 27 has four chains 28 permanently secured to the corners'thereof and the uppermost frame 27 has four hooks 29 permanently secured to the corners thereof adapted yto engage the chains 28 two of said hooks being somewhat longer and larger than tlieother hooksv to facilitate engage- -f ments and disengagements with said chains.

In use, one of the frames 27 is placed inA the bottom of the container and chains 28 hung over the sides of the top thereof. rlhe paper is placed in the container until full when the same is'compressed by adjusting -f the support across the top thereof and foicing the compression spider 28 downwardly into the container.' This provides room forv more paper which in turn is again com` pressed until the container isfull or the desired height ofv bale is obtained. Before Then the contents of thecontainer are co'in- V pressed as before andthe chains engaged lcompressing the Llast instalment of the withpthe hooks '29, the open work form of the vspider permittingof such engagement.

finished bale. formed in a sack or bag 14 which vhas its top "closed bysewingpor otherwise after the baling` has been completed. Or if desired the baie. mayv bound by wireslthe perforations. 16 `in the top inemben ilaciltating` the,

use thereof. l

I/Vhil'e, I] have illustrated 1 and described the preferred form ofconstruotion for can rying my invention intov effect,4 this is capable of4 Variation' and modification. without departing'from `the spirit of the invention.

I,'V therefore, do not wishv to be limited to the precise details Vof construction set forth, but

Y desire *toI avail myselfof such variations and modifications as. come within vthe scope of VVthe appended claims.

I-Iavi-ng described my invention what I.

ciaimasnew and desire toy secure by Letf felis Patent `AiS L A container for balers conoqprising an open work bottom member substantially circular inform'and formed in two` sepa- Y rabley parts, therebeing a hook and lug` con`V nection between said parts; atop substantiallycircular ringmformed in two separable parts; there being a hooi; andglug connectionbetween said parts.; and substantially verticalA slats connecting correspondmg parts'of said bottomimemberand said top ring7 substantially as described.

"2. A baler comprising acontainer, a support detachablyf connected therewith 4and comprising a pair of bars and a head fixed Vbetween said bars,vsaid head being grooved to receive said bars, a screwV threaded through said head and extending in-to nsaid container and acompression headonthe inner end of said screw, substantially Vas dei scribed. v v Y y.

3 A baler comprising a containerconsist ing yofupper and 'lower lnembersfy-and slats.l

connecting the same,` the upper. member. be-` ing provided with bale.l tiereceiving' aper` tures, and.l means .to compressl thecontents of the container, substantially as described. i 4., A. balerv comprising a container con- 's istingI of; upper and lower members land slats .connecting the Same, saidupper memer Vber being providedwith La plurality osub.-

stantially radially disposed pertorations and means for compressing', the contents of said container, substantially as described.

5. A. baler as setr forth in lclaim infther characterized by anV 'upwardiy extending kflange on, the upper member and a clamping ring cooperating with .saidfange177 substanti'allyasdescribed. Y Y

In testimon whereof I haye signed; .In

nameto thisspecification in the. presence or' two; subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM A; WEBSTER.. Witnesses 

